9 Feb 23 Government pushes through its Law on Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity - The new law will give legal status to the commitment taken on by Spain to allocate 0.7% of Gross National Income to Official Development Assistance by 2030 – an historical claim from Spanish society. ...
7 Feb 23 Spain mobilises its field hospital and humanitarian emergency medical team in response to earthquake in Türkiye, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq - The START team (Spanish Technical Aid Response Team), also known as the “red jackets”, has a field hospital manned by more than 70 people, including professionals from the National Health System, ...
31 Jan 23 Council of Ministers approves first Humanitarian Diplomacy Strategy This will set out the ‘roadmap’ until 2026 to place Spain as an important player in protection, prevention and mediation for the civilian population
20 Jan 23 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Cervantes Institute and the City Council of Cadiz sign an institutional declaration on the organisation of the 9th International Congress of the Spanish Language in Cadiz The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, together with the Director of the Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) and President of the Association of Spanish Language ...
18 Jan 23 Spain and Guatemala sign an agreement to regulate and order labour migration between the two countries The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, and his Guatemalan counterpart, Mario Búcaro, signed an agreement today whereby Spain and Guatemala regulate and ...
11 Jan 23 José Manuel Albares sets out to ambassadors the main lines of foreign policy for the year of the Presidency of the EU - His Majesty the King closed off the 7th Conference of Ambassadors, inaugurated on Monday by the President of the Government - The debates on Spain’s foreign policy in a new global scenario focused ...
10 Jan 23 José Manuel Albares begins ‘African tour’ to strengthen ties before Spain’s Presidency of the EU • Spain will address political and economic affairs and cooperation projects with Niger, Nigeria and Guinea Bissau
28 Dec 22 Ukraine, the NATO Summit and Morocco mark the Foreign Affairs agenda for 2022 Spain gives a renewed boost to relations with the United States with the visit by President Biden and a new Joint Declaration following 21 years without its revision José Manuel Albares achieves support ...
15 Dec 22 Spanish Cooperation to allocate 100 million euros to step up development aid for Bolivia to 2025 The new Country Association Framework signed with Bolivia focuses on a just ecological transition, social cohesion, governability and gender
13 Dec 22 Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends new electrical equipment to Ukraine to alleviate electricity outages The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) will collaborate with the transportation of 135 transformers and 26 lightning arrestors, among other equipment, donated by Red Eléctrica ...
6 Dec 22 Spain increases its contribution to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to finance investigations about the war in Ukraine • José Manuel Albares notifies the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC of the contribution of an additional 500,000 euros on top of the 80,000 euros already committed • As a member of the ICC, Spain ...